ABSTRACT Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) models are viable alternatives to the Cox
proportional hazard model, where failure times are explicitly modelled with respect to …

Problems such as the disruption of the income-expenditure balance and the decrease in
active-passive ratio, which emerged at the end of the 1990s in Turkey, brought the need for …

Cervical cancer is a major public health menace to women of reproductive age. It is the most
common cancer in women in Nigeria. Survival refers to the life of a person after diagnosis of …

The objective of this study is to determine the significant predictors of endometrial cancer
using accelerated failure time models (AFTM). We have demonstrated the applications of …

This essay is written in consultation with SPP (a Swedish insurance company), where we
will investigate if it is possible to improve the settlement function for disability insurance by …

Among the 96 suspected cases with abnormal uterine bleeding, 47 endometrial cancer
patients were included for the analysis. The information on different co-variates like age …

Malicious software such as botnets are a threat to society and increasingly so through
Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The large volume, pervasiveness and high vulnerability of …

An efficient way of analyzing survival clinical data such as cancer data is a great concern to
health experts. In this study, we investigate and propose an efficient way of handling survival …